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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 3.10

3.10 .         Evacuation procedures

                A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self-employed person or a person having control of the workplace must ensure that —

            (a)         there is an evacuation procedure to be followed in the event of fire or other emergency at the workplace;

            (b)         where practicable, the evacuation procedure is clearly and prominently displayed at the workplace;

            (c)         where practicable, a diagram showing the location of exits and the position of the diagram in relation to the exits is clearly and prominently displayed at the workplace;

            (d)         where practicable, the evacuation procedure is practised at the workplace at reasonable intervals; and

            (e)         persons at the workplace who would be required to help control or extinguish a fire at the workplace are appropriately trained and provided with appropriate protective clothing and equipment.

        Penalty: the regulation 1.16 penalty.

        [Regulation 3.10 amended in Gazette 14 Dec 2004 p. 6018.]



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